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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an American online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by Michael Kinsley with Microsoft's backing. In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing…

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Owner
The Slate Group
Available in
2 languages
Commercial
Yes
Current status
Active
Editor
Hillary Frey
Founder
Michael Kinsley

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Slate.fr

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Staff

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Slate (magazine)

Nodes145
Edges144
Triples18
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013793
Components1

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Slate (magazine)

Top relations

Registration · 2
Slate (magazine) → Metered paywall (non-US readers), Optional for Slate Plus and commenting only (US readers)
URL · 2
Slate (magazine) → slate.com, slate.fr
Available in · 1
Slate (magazine) → 2 languages
Commercial · 1
Slate (magazine) → Yes
Current status · 1
Slate (magazine) → Active
Editor · 1
Slate (magazine) → Hillary Frey
Founder · 1
Slate (magazine) → Michael Kinsley
ISSN · 1
Slate (magazine) → 1090-6584 (print) 1091-2339 (web)
Launched · 1
Slate (magazine) → June 24, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-06-24)
OCLC number · 1
Slate (magazine) → 728292344

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Important terminology

slate magazine podcasts journalism editor slate's times new washington website online york fr michael kinsley paywall year post company later

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Slate (magazine)Available in2 languages1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)CommercialYes1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)Current statusActive1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)EditorHillary Frey1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)FounderMichael Kinsley1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)ISSN1090-6584 (print) 1091-2339 (web)1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)LaunchedJune 24, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-06-24)1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)OCLC number7282923441.00infobox
Slate (magazine)OwnerThe Slate Group1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)RegistrationOptional for Slate Plus and commenting only (US readers)1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)RegistrationMetered paywall (non-US readers)1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)Type of siteOnline magazine1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)URLslate.com1.00infobox
Slate (magazine)URLslate.fr1.00infobox

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